Vancouver’s Swiss-Army Knife Jeff Angus | September 22, 2011 The Canucks are looking for Mikael Samuelsson to fill a variety of very important roles with the team in 2011-12, especially early on in the season. There has…
Haliburton’s Hodgson gets an assist from Claude Lemieux / Gary Roberts Terrance Gavan | August 30, 2011 BY TERRANCE GAVAN – HALIBURTON, ON We see it all the time in tennis. An older retired player lending some one on one coaching to an up and coming or…
Current Enemy Number One: The Vancouver Canucks Daniel Schöpf | August 28, 2011 So I am supposed to be ashamed of being a Canucks fan now? The memo arrived late but take a small trip out of BC with your Orca jersey and…
The Strange Case of Keith Ballard Jeff Angus | August 11, 2011 When the Canucks acquired defenseman Keith Ballard from the Florida Panthers on day one of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, most fans of the team were very positive regarding…
Darren Archibald – The Road Less Traveled Jeff Angus | July 30, 2011 It is rare for a player who was passed over three times to make an immediate impact as a prospect at the NHL level. The odd college player will…
Rumour – Vancouver Canucks sign Brad Winchester Jason Kurylo | July 28, 2011 Rumours say the Vancouver Canucks have signed hired gun Brad Winchester – see what I did there? “Hired gun”? “Winchester”? Hey, I can’t let sports editors have all the lame…
Ryan Kesler: The Rise Of A Superstar Daniel Schöpf | July 24, 2011 NUMBER: 17 POSITION: CENTRE HEIGHT: 6′ 2″ WEIGHT: 195 SHOOTS: RIGHT BIRTHDATE: AUG 31, 1984 BIRTHPLACE: LIVONIA, MI, UNITED STATES If any true hockey fan doesn’t recognize the name…
NHL Arbitration Dates Mike Colligan | July 19, 2011 Salary arbitration hearings begin on Wednesday and go through August 4. Many hearings never come to fruition as teams and players are free to negotiate a new contract right up until the hearing takes place.
The NHL Backup Goaltender Phenomenon- Amateur Hour Daniel Schöpf | July 16, 2011 Who doesn’t like a nice feel good story? A cat rescued from a tree? A dog surfing? Imagine this; Pavelec, a few hours before game time for the Jets twists…
Jeff Tambellini, Come Back Soon Daniel Schöpf | July 13, 2011 My ode to an underrated player. Much travelled former Canucks player Jeff Tambellini has made the move to Europe. The versatile winger registered 17 points with the Canucks last…
Mike Duco’s 15 minutes starts… NOW. Jason Kurylo | July 12, 2011 What’s the best way to land yourself on the front page in Vancouver these days? Well, you could riot, then boast about it on Facebook. You could get elected to…
Is Pavel Bure a Hall of Famer? The Hockey Writers | June 29, 2011 For as long as there are Halls of Fame, fans, critics and players will debate on who should and should not be inducted and given legendary status. There are those…